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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters::Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are using microchips to verify the authenticity of their products and thwart scammers.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

OMG! That's what those crystals are!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Can't wait for the nutcases to come out of woodwork and claim this is a way to control the population ๐Ÿ™ˆ

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sure why not? Add to the delicious medley of microplastics and persistent organic pollutants, what could go wrong!

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My Parmesan cheese comes from Wisconsin and I think it's good.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

The more local cheese makers the better, as long as it does not call itself Parmigiano-Reggiano.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

The COVID vaccines were a distraction; this is where the chips are really going

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Great, now I can scan my poop.

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